TRIA Aircraft 61-2664
A/RIA - T/RIA Aircraft
Patrick Air Force Base
Brevard County, Florida
May 25, 1970
Source: Bob Burns
TRIA Aircraft 61-2664
The United States Air Force aircraft 61-2664 was a Boeing C-135B T/RIA, Telemetry Range Instrumentation Aircraft, prior to a RC-135S conversion.
The most noticeable feature of the T/RIA aircraft was the large radome mounted on the front of the aircraft. The T/RIA shared this style radome with the A/RIA, Apollo Range Instrumentation Aircraft. Inside of the T/RIA's radome were two drum style antennas along with the aircraft radar. Inside the aircraft was a antenna operations panel and equipment racks for the RF equipment. This equipment was removed from the C-130 tracking aircraft and installed into the T/RIA aircraft.
61-2004 is included in the above photograph as it was configured in 1970 with with the "Droop-Snoop" radome at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The photograph was taken on May 25, 1970.
61-2664 was converted to an RC-135S aircraft and was used as a United States airborne intelligence platform Cobra Ball II.
61-2664 crashed on March 15, 1981 at Shemya Air Force Base Alaska on approach. There were 24 occupants of the aircraft and the resultant crash killed 6.
61-2664 On Takeoff From Shemya AFB
Source: ARIA Archive
In Memory
| Staff Sergeant Steven C Balcer | Major William R Bennett |
| First Lieutenant Loren O Ginter | |
| Master Sergeant Stephen L Kish | |
| Captain Larry A Mayfield | |
| Staff Sergeant Harry L Parsons III | |
